Recreational Report
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
473 SXUS41 KCAR 030547 RECCAR Recreational Forecast for Northern and Eastern Maine National Weather Service Caribou ME 1247 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 MEZ004-032100- Top of Mount Katahdin- 1247 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...TOP OF MOUNT KATAHDIN (5268`)... .TODAY...Mostly cloudy early this morning, then partly sunny. Cold. Near steady temperature around 14. North winds 15 to 25 mph shifting to the northwest 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. Wind chills around 3 below. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Cold with lows around 10 above. Temperature rising to around 16 after midnight. Southwest winds 10 to 25 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent. Wind chills around 5 below. No lightning risk. .THURSDAY...Cloudy. Snow showers likely. Patchy blowing snow in the afternoon. Snow accumulation around an inch possible. Strong winds with highs around 17. Temperature falling to around 3 above in the afternoon. West winds 20 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 50 mph in the afternoon. Chance of snow 70 percent. Wind chills around 28 below in the afternoon. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ005-032100- Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument- 1247 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...KATAHDIN WOODS AND WATERS NATIONAL MONUMENT... .TODAY...Mostly cloudy early this morning, then partly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s. Temperature falling into the lower 20s this afternoon. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph decreasing to up to 10 mph this afternoon. Wind chills around 5 above. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Lows around 16. Temperature rising into the lower 20s after midnight. South winds up to 10 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent. No lightning risk. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Snow showers likely. Little or no snow accumulation. Highs around 30. Temperature falling to around 17 in the afternoon. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to the west 10 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of snow 60 percent. Wind chills around 3 below in the afternoon. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ029-032100- Top of Cadillac Mountain- 1247 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...TOP OF CADILLAC MOUNTAIN (1532`)... .TODAY...Summit obscured, then partly sunny late this morning, then mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 25 mph. Wind chills around 14. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Temperature rising into the lower 30s after midnight. West winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southwest 10 to 20 mph after midnight. No lightning risk. .THURSDAY...Cloudy. A chance of snow showers in the morning, then snow showers in the afternoon. Snow accumulation around an inch. Brisk with highs in the upper 30s. Temperature falling into the mid 20s in the afternoon. West winds 15 to 30 mph. Chance of snow 80 percent. Wind chills around 6 above in the afternoon. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ002-032100- Top of Deboullie Mountain- 1247 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...TOP OF DEBOULLIE MOUNTAIN (1981`)... .TODAY...Summit obscured, then partly sunny late this morning and early afternoon, then mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the west up to 10 mph this afternoon. Wind chills around 1 below. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Lows around 16. Temperature rising into the lower 20s after midnight. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent. No lightning risk. .THURSDAY...Summit in and out of clouds in the morning, then partly sunny. A chance of snow showers. Highs in the mid 20s. Temperature falling to around 9 above in the afternoon. West winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of snow 50 percent. Wind chills around 13 below in the afternoon. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ006-032100- Top of Mars Hill Mountain- 1247 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...TOP OF MARS HILL MOUNTAIN (1749`)... .TODAY...Summit in and out of clouds, then mostly cloudy early this afternoon, then partly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Wind chills around 3 above. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Cold with lows around 14. Temperature rising into the lower 20s after midnight. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent. Wind chills around 3 above. No lightning risk. .THURSDAY...Summit in and out of clouds in the morning, then mostly cloudy. Snow showers. Patchy blowing snow in the afternoon. Little or no snow accumulation. Windy with highs in the upper 20s. Temperature falling to around 17 in the afternoon. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph shifting to the west 15 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Chance of snow 80 percent. Wind chills around 6 below in the afternoon. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ010-032100- Top of White Cap Mountain- 1247 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...TOP OF WHITE CAP MOUNTAIN (3654`)... .TODAY...Partly sunny. Near steady temperature around 16. Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. Wind chills around 2 below. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then cloudy. Cold with lows around 14. Temperature rising to around 19 after midnight. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Wind chills around 2 above. No lightning risk. .THURSDAY...Summit in and out of clouds in the morning, then mostly cloudy. Snow showers likely, mainly in the morning. Patchy blowing snow in the afternoon. Little or no snow accumulation. Very windy with highs around 20. Temperature falling to around 7 above in the afternoon. West winds 15 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 45 mph in the afternoon. Chance of snow 60 percent. Wind chills around 21 below in the afternoon. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ010-032100- Moosehead Lake- 1247 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...MOOSEHEAD LAKE... .TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy. Lows around 18. Temperature rising into the mid 20s after midnight. South winds up to 15 mph. No lightning risk. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny. A chance of snow showers. Windy with highs in the upper 20s. Temperature falling to around 15 in the afternoon. Southwest winds 10 to 25 mph shifting to the west 15 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Chance of snow 50 percent. Wind chills around 8 below in the afternoon. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ001-032100- Allagash Wilderness Waterway- 1247 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY... .TODAY...Partly sunny until late afternoon, then mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 20s. Northwest winds up to 10 mph shifting to the west this afternoon. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers after midnight. Cold with lows around 15. Temperature rising into the lower 20s after midnight. South winds up to 10 mph. Chance of snow 20 percent. No lightning risk. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny. A chance of snow showers. Highs in the upper 20s. Temperature falling to around 12 in the afternoon. West winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 50 percent. Wind chills around 8 below in the afternoon. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ030-032100- St Croix River- 1247 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...ST CROIX RIVER... .TODAY...Mostly cloudy early this morning, then partly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. North winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northwest this afternoon. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then cloudy. Lows around 18. Temperature rising into the lower 20s after midnight. Southwest winds up to 10 mph. No lightning risk. .THURSDAY...Cloudy. A chance of snow showers in the morning, then snow showers in the afternoon. Snow accumulation around an inch. Highs in the lower 30s. Temperature falling into the mid 20s in the afternoon. Southwest winds up to 10 mph increasing to west 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of snow 80 percent. Wind chills around 15. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ030-032100- West Quoddy Head- 1247 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...WEST QUODDY HEAD... .TODAY...Mostly cloudy early this morning, then partly sunny. A chance of snow early this morning. Highs in the mid 30s. North winds 10 to 25 mph. Chance of snow 40 percent. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 20s. Temperature rising into the upper 30s after midnight. West winds up to 10 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. No lightning risk. .THURSDAY...Cloudy. Rain showers likely in the morning. Snow showers. A slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Little or no snow accumulation. Breezy with highs around 40. Temperature falling into the lower 30s in the afternoon. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to the west 15 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 90 percent. Wind chills around 17 in the afternoon. No lightning risk. $$ MEZ004>006-010-011-031-032100- Upper Penobscot Watershed- 1247 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...UPPER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED... .TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 30. Northwest winds up to 15 mph. Wind chills around 8 above. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then cloudy. Lows around 17. South winds up to 10 mph. No lightning risk. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers in the morning, then snow showers likely in the afternoon. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch possible. Highs in the lower 30s. Temperature falling to around 20 in the afternoon. West winds 10 to 25 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent. Wind chills around 1 below in the afternoon. No lightning risk. For current and forecast flow conditions for the Penobscot,see https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/car $$ MEZ011-015-016-031-032100- Lower Penobscot Watershed- 1247 AM EST Wed Dec 3 2025 ...LOWER PENOBSCOT WATERSHED... .TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. North winds 10 to 20 mph shifting to the northwest this afternoon. Wind chills around 11. No lightning risk. .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the lower 20s. Southwest winds up to 10 mph. No lightning risk. .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers in the morning, then snow showers likely in the afternoon. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch possible. Highs in the lower 30s. Temperature falling into the lower 20s in the afternoon. West winds 10 to 25 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent. Wind chills around 11. No lightning risk. For current and forecast flow conditions for the Penobscot,see https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/car $$